Palo Alto Manages Info for a Paperless Office, Happier Employees, and Major Savings Steve Jobs, Hewlett-Packard, and Google’s Brin and Page all have roots in the city of Palo Alto. Relationships with these tech giants instill the city with the cutting- edge spirit of Silicon Valley. John Montenero, Palo Alto’s Chief Procurement Officer, and his staff at the City’s Purchasing and Contract Administration office are no exception. Palo Alto’s Purchasing and Contract Administration is charged with providing procurement to all city departments for all commodities and services in the city. No easy task, especially because Palo Alto presents a unique challenge for this office—unlike most cities, Palo Alto has its own utilities. That means managing over 2,000 contracts that includes bulk purchases

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